Joseph Stalin was a very unjust leader, as all tyrants are. A trait that Stalin had that converges with Plato’s Republic is that Stalin was very paranoid of becoming one of his own, a slave. “Therefore, the real tyrant is, even if he doesn’t seem so to someone, in truth a real slave to the greatest fawning and slavery.” (Bloom, 579d). Stalin abused his power to reap benefits that others could not obtain. Being the devious man that he was, he forced his opposition to withdraw from competing, again, through force.
Prior to World War II, Joseph Stalin nearly ruined the Soviet Union its empire due to his role in influencing the Great Terror. “The terror that accompanied the First Five-Year Plan did have, if only on its own terms, some sort of logical basis; the Great Terror served no purpose whatsoever beyond securing Stalin’s personal and political ascendancy. The impact was disastrous: hundreds of thousands of Soviet citizens who posed no threat to the centre were killed and millions incarcerated, the running of the whole …show more content…
Following World War II, Joseph Stalin was seen as a
Prior to World War II, Joseph Stalin nearly ruined the Soviet Union its empire due to his role in influencing the Great Terror. “The terror that accompanied the First Five-Year Plan did have, if only on its own terms, some sort of logical basis; the Great Terror served no purpose whatsoever beyond securing Stalin’s personal and political ascendancy. The impact was disastrous: hundreds of thousands of Soviet citizens who posed no threat to the centre were killed and millions incarcerated, the running of the whole …show more content…
Following World War II, Joseph Stalin was seen as a